NY State Senate Bill 2017-S6158

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2018	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
May 11, 2017	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

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2017-S6158 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8124
Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add §366-a, amd §353, Exec L; amd §99-v, St Fin L; amd §20, Soc Serv L; amd §§7.07 & 19.07, Ment Hyg L

2017-S6158 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the division of veterans' affairs to establish the veterans' housing program to ensure homeless veterans are being housed under federal housing first principles.

2017-S6158 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6158

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the executive law, the state finance
law, the social services law, and the mental hygiene law, in relation
to establishing the veterans' housing program

 PURPOSE :

Relates to establishing the veterans' housing program.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Amends the following:

Creates Section 366 provides definitions

Section 2 establishes within the division a veterans housing program

Subdivision 4 of section 99-v of the state finance law provides that
moneys of this fund can be applied to Section 366

Section 353 of the executive law by adding a new subdivision 7-c to
consult with various agencies to establish and provide housing
services to homeless veterans.

Section 20 of the social services law by adding a new subdivision 9 to

consult with the commissioners of various agencies to establish and
provide housing services to homeless veterans.

Section 7.07 of the mental hygiene law by adding a new subdivision (g)
to consult with the commissioners of various agencies to establish and
provide housing services to homeless veterans.

Section 19.07 of the mental hygiene law by adding a new subdivision
(1) to consult with the commissioners of various agencies to establish
and provide housing services to homeless veterans.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Homelessness among United States veterans is a country wide concern,
with an estimated 50,000 homeless veterans on any night and 1.4
million others at risk of becoming homeless. Post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), and substance abuse also contribute to problems that
lead to homelessness or risk of homelessness for veterans.

Currently Virginia, Connecticut, and Delaware have ended veteran
homelessness in their states. Multiple cities in New York State have
also ended this plight. This bill will help New York State create a
homeless veterans program. In hopes that it can join the other states
that have ended veteran homelessness and keep it from becoming an
issue again in the future. These men and women have fought for our
freedom and as a society; we owe these veterans the best of our
efforts to help them live improved lives after their sacrifice for our
nation.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

None.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Minimal.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S6158 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6158
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the state  finance  law,  the  social
   services  law, and the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing
   the veterans' housing program

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 366-a
 to read as follows:
   § 366-A. VETERANS' HOUSING. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: A.   "VETERAN"
 MEANS  A  RESIDENT OF THIS STATE, WHO HAS SERVED IN THE ACTIVE MILITARY,
 NAVAL OR AIR SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE NATIONAL GUARD AND  WHO
 HAS  BEEN  RELEASED  FROM SUCH SERVICE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE DURATION OF
 SERVICE OR MANNER OF DISCHARGE, OR CITIZENSHIP.
   B. "TRANSITIONAL HOUSING" MEANS TEMPORARY  HOUSING  FOR  VETERANS  AND
 SHALL INCLUDE BRIDGE HOUSING AND SERVICE-INTENSIVE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
   C.  "BRIDGE HOUSING" MEANS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IN WHICH A VETERAN MAY
 AWAIT PERMANENT HOUSING PLACEMENT. NO VETERAN SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SPEND
 MORE THAN NINETY DAYS IN BRIDGE HOUSING.
   D. "SERVICE-INTENSIVE HOUSING" MEANS  TRANSITIONAL  HOUSING  IN  WHICH
 VETERANS  ARE  PROVIDED SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO ACTIVELY SEEK PERMANENT
 HOUSING.  SERVICE-INTENSIVE HOUSING SHALL PROVIDE VETERANS WITH GENERAL-
 IZED CASE-MANAGEMENT, CLINICALLY APPROPRIATE CARE, AND JOB TRAINING.
   E. "PERMANENT HOUSING" MEANS LONG-TERM HOUSING AND SHALL  NOT  INCLUDE
 BRIDGE  HOUSING  OR  SERVICE-INTENSIVE HOUSING. PERMANENT HOUSING MAY BE
 SUPPORTED THROUGH A LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL HOUSING PROGRAM.
   F. "HOMELESS" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS UNDOMICILED OR UNSHELTERED, AND IS
 UNABLE TO SECURE PERMANENT OR STABLE HOUSING WITHOUT SPECIAL ASSISTANCE,
 AS DETERMINED BY THE DIVISION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11443-01-7

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   2. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DIVISION A VETERANS' HOUSING
 PROGRAM TO BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE STATE DIRECTOR IN CONSUL-
 TATION WITH THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY  RENEWAL,  THE  OFFICE
 FOR  TEMPORARY  DISABILITY  ASSISTANCE, THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, AND
 THE  OFFICE  FOR  ALCOHOLISM  AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. SUCH PROGRAM
 SHALL PROVIDE HOUSING PLACEMENT  TO  ANY  VETERAN  WHO  IS  EXPERIENCING
 UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS, AND WHO REQUESTS SUCH ASSISTANCE.
   3. THE DIVISION SHALL ESTABLISH A SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY HOMELESS VETERANS
 IN  NEW  YORK  STATE  AND  SHALL ENGAGE IN OUTREACH SERVICES TO HOMELESS
 VETERANS AND VETERANS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS IN ORDER  TO  PROMOTE  THE
 VETERANS' HOUSING PROGRAM AND TO PROVIDE HOUSING SERVICES TO SUCH VETER-
 ANS.
   4.  THE  DIVISION  SHALL  PROVIDE  IMMEDIATE HOUSING TO EVERY HOMELESS
 VETERAN WHO REQUESTS TO BE HOUSED.  SUCH  HOUSING  MAY  BE  TRANSITIONAL
 HOUSING  OR  PERMANENT  HOUSING AND SHALL NOT BE CONTINGENT ON SOBRIETY,
 MINIMUM INCOME REQUIREMENTS, ABSENCE OF A CRIMINAL RECORD, OR ANY  OTHER
 CONDITIONS DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE STATE DIRECTOR.
   A.  LONG-TERM  SERVICE-INTENSIVE  HOUSING  SHALL  ONLY  BE PROVIDED IN
 LIMITED INSTANCES AND ONLY WHEN  THE  VETERAN  SPECIFICALLY  CHOOSES  TO
 REMAIN  IN  SERVICE-INTENSIVE HOUSING DESPITE THE AVAILABILITY OF PERMA-
 NENT HOUSING. ANY VETERAN WHO CHOOSES LONG-TERM SERVICE-INTENSIVE  HOUS-
 ING  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  A MONTHLY REVIEW OF ALL AVAILABLE SERVICES AND
 HOUSING OPTIONS.
   B. ABSENT A VETERAN'S CHOICE TO REMAIN IN  SERVICE-INTENSIVE  HOUSING,
 ALL  HOMELESS VETERANS SHALL BE PLACED IN PERMANENT HOUSING AT THE FIRST
 AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITY USING THE HOUSING FIRST PRINCIPLES ESTABLISHED  BY
 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
   §  2. Subdivision 4 of section 99-v of the state finance law, as added
 by chapter 428 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   4. Moneys of the fund shall be expended only for  the  assistance  and
 care  of homeless veterans, for housing and housing-related expenses, as
 PROVIDED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW,  AND
 AS determined by the division of [veterans] VETERANS' affairs.
   §  3.  Section  353  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 7-c to read as follows:
   7-C. THE DIVISION SHALL CONSULT  WITH  THE  DIVISION  OF  HOUSING  AND
 COMMUNITY  RENEWAL,  THE  OFFICE OF TEMPORARY DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, THE
 OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, AND THE  OFFICE  OF  ALCOHOLISM  AND  SUBSTANCE
 ABUSE  SERVICES  TO  ESTABLISH  AND PROVIDE HOUSING SERVICES TO HOMELESS
 VETERANS PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX-A OF THIS  ARTICLE.
 THE  DIVISION MAY CONSULT WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY DEVOTED TO HELP-
 ING VETERANS OBTAIN HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT AND  GENERAL  SERVICES  FOR  THE
 SAME PURPOSE.
   §  4. Section 20 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND  DISABILITY  ASSISTANCE  SHALL  CONSULT
 WITH  THE  STATE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE  DIVISION  OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS, THE
 COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION  OF  HOUSING  AND  COMMUNITY  RENEWAL,  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  OFFICE  OF  TEMPORARY  DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, THE
 COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
 OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND  SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  SERVICES  TO  ESTABLISH  AND
 PROVIDE  HOUSING SERVICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   § 5. Section 7.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision (g) to read as follows:

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   (G) THE OFFICE SHALL CONSULT WITH THE STATE DIRECTOR OF  THE  DIVISION
 OF  VETERANS'  AFFAIRS,  THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND
 COMMUNITY RENEWAL, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY DISABILI-
 TY ASSISTANCE, AND THE COMMISSIONER OF  THE  OFFICE  OF  ALCOHOLISM  AND
 SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  SERVICES  TO ESTABLISH AND PROVIDE HOUSING SERVICES TO
 HOMELESS VETERANS PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX-A  OF  THE
 EXECUTIVE LAW.
   §  6.  Section  19.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision (l) to read as follows:
   (L) THE OFFICE SHALL CONSULT WITH THE STATE DIRECTOR OF  THE  DIVISION
 OF  VETERANS'  AFFAIRS,  THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND
 COMMUNITY RENEWAL, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY DISABILI-
 TY ASSISTANCE, AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF  MENTAL  HEALTH  TO
 ESTABLISH  AND PROVIDE HOUSING SERVICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS PURSUANT TO
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   § 7. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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2017-S6158 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6158 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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